Why label disillusioned Republicans as criminals?

By Danny McBrearty (for the Guardian)

In the aftermath of the civil unrest provoked by pushing an unwanted sectarian parade through the Republican heartland of Ardoyne, Gerry Adams wrote an article for Cif in which he empathised with what he termed “bitter orange” concerns, while summarily dismissing Republican protesters as “dissidents” or criminals.

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